Tough night for Canadian family in Buffalo

BUFFALO — Shabazz Napier has hit some huge baskets for Connecticut this season and continued his fine play on Saturday in Buffalo, nailing four three-pointers in the second half on the way to a 25 point performance as the No. 7 Huskies knocked of No. 2 Villanova 76-65.

Villanova shot just 30.4% in the first half, yet only trailed by one. Marred by foul trouble, Napier played only eight minutes in the half, scoring four points. But the explosive senior had it going from there, helping UCONN pull away away to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time under Kevin Ollie.

Lasan Kromah added 12 points for the Huskies and three others chipped in 11. Ryan Arcidiacono led the Wildcats with 18.

Brampton's Dylan Ennis chipped in with two points and a block in six minutes in a tough night for his family.

“We're real sad about it, but, deep down we know we're a better team than that. We came out trying to do what we do, but we didn't do it to the best of our abilities,” Ennis told the Sun.

“We pride ourselves on defence, but I think everybody would say we should have dug deeper and get more stops. But, it happens like that sometimes.

“There's been a lot of upsets this year, but when you get to tournament time, the rankings don't matter, the number don't matter, it's just who comes out to play.”

“He's doing fine, after the game, he's a little shaken up, but that's what everybody would be who puts their heart into it. He plays with his heart, I think it really hurt him because he takes his basketball stuff personally. He's a great kid, great basketball player, he'll bounce back from this.”

Dylan Ennis will return for his junior season, while Tyler's next stop is widely expected to be the NBA.

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Tough night for Canadian family in Buffalo

BUFFALO — Shabazz Napier has hit some huge baskets for Connecticut this season and continued his fine play on Saturday in Buffalo, nailing four three-pointers in the second half on the way to a 25 point performance as the No. 7 Huskies knocked of No. 2 Villanova 76-65.

Villanova shot just 30.4% in the first half, yet only trailed by one. Marred by foul trouble, Napier played only eight minutes in the half, scoring four points. But the explosive senior had it going from there, helping UCONN pull away away to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time under Kevin Ollie.

Lasan Kromah added 12 points for the Huskies and three others chipped in 11. Ryan Arcidiacono led the Wildcats with 18.

Brampton's Dylan Ennis chipped in with two points and a block in six minutes in a tough night for his family.

“We're real sad about it, but, deep down we know we're a better team than that. We came out trying to do what we do, but we didn't do it to the best of our abilities,” Ennis